Mazhar Botanic Garden

Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A.Juss.

Garden croton

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000952
Common name: Garden croton
English name: Fire Croton, variegated croton
Native: Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia
Country: Australia Indonesia Malaysia

Evergreen monoecious shrub growing to 3 m tall leaves large, thick, leathery, shiny, ruler- lanceolate, oblong, elliptic male flowers and female on separate inflorescences fruit capsule 9 mm in diameter

Attractive hedges. outdoor and indoor. the several hundred cultivars.

Croton variegatum

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Texture: Chalk Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Summer
Zone: 11 : 12
pH range: 6.1-7.2

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